Keba
Looking back on a successful decade
With a leap in sales of EUR 70 million and sales growth of 23%, the Keba Group has once again achieved the highest sales in its history. Looking at the last ten years, the average annual growth is 15% (CAGR).
In the past financial year (April 2019 - March 2020), the Keba Group, headquartered in Linz, achieved sales growth from EUR 304 million to EUR 373.5 million. Turnover includes the Keba Industrial Automation Germany Group (formerly LTI Motion), which has been part of the Group since the end of December 2018. The international business share remains high at around 88%. Around 66% was delivered to the EU (excluding Austria) and 16% to Asia.
The number of employees in the Keba Group remained unchanged at 1732.
As a result of the acquisition of the German drive technology company LTI Motion, the Group has grown into a new dimension. The Banking and Logistics divisions now also share a common vision. These new developments are now also reflected structurally: The three business fields are Industrial Automation, Handover Automation and Energy Automation.
In the Industrial Automation division, Keba develops and produces automation solutions consisting of hardware and software for machines and robots. The solutions range from operation, control and safety technology to drive technology.
In the Handover Automation business unit, the core vision is to organize the handover between the physical and digital world using intelligent automation solutions. These include, for example, ATMs and service machines used in the banking sector.
Energy Automation encompasses electromobility, which has been anchored in the company's range of services for more than ten years, including in the field of intelligent charging solutions for electric cars. The second focus in this business area is on heating control systems for heat pumps or biomass heating systems.
Over the last ten years, Keba has quadrupled its turnover from EUR 92 million to EUR 373.5 million. Average annual growth over the last ten years has been around 15% (CAGR). The number of employees increased by almost exactly 1000. International expansion through the establishment or acquisition of new subsidiaries played a significant role in this growth. The share of international business rose from a good 80% to around 88%.
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